عَبدُكَyour servant يَدعوprays باسِطاًspreading خَمسَهُhis five fingers
عَبدُكَ يَدعو باسِطاً خَمسَهُ
مُبتَهِلاًimploring يَدعوprays فَلاso do not تَنسَهُforget him
مُبتَهِلاً يَدعو فَلا تَنسَهُ
Your servant prays, spreading his five fingers,
imploring as he prays—so do not forget him.
إِنif أَنتَyou لَمnot تَبكِweep لَهُfor him رَحمَةًout of compassion
إِن أَنتَ لَم تَبكِ لَهُ رَحمَةً
فَلاthen do not تَلُمهُblame him إِنif بَكاhe weeps for نَفسَهُhimself
فَلا تَلُمهُ إِن بَكا نَفسَهُ
If you do not weep for him out of compassion,
then do not blame him if he weeps for himself.
كَمhow many حَسرَةٍa sorrow ليfor me فيin الفُؤادِthe heart الَّذيwhich
كَم حَسرَةٍ لي في الفُؤادِ الَّذي
أَطَلتَyou have prolonged فيin سِجنِprison الهَوىlove حَبسَهُits confinement
أَطَلتَ في سِجنِ الهَوى حَبسَهُ
How many sorrows I bear in the heart whose
confinement in love's prison you have prolonged.
عَبدٌa servant إِذاwhen أَوحَشتَهُyou leave him lonely لَمnot يَجِدhe finds
عَبدٌ إِذا أَوحَشتَهُ لَم يَجِد
فيamong الناسِpeople لَوeven if حَفّواthey throng بِهِaround him أُنسَهُhis solace
في الناسِ لَو حَفّوا بِهِ أُنسَهُ
A servant who, when you leave him lonely, cannot find
solace among people, even if they surround him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1